We continue our series entitled Our Greatest Photos - Year by Year. This special series continues with Part 3 - (1918-1931) featuring the best photos in chronological order for each year listed. 1918 One of the most remarkable photos ever (1918) was the burning of the Varnada Hotel. At the corner of Brooksville Avenue and Jefferson Street since 1906, it was at the time one of Florida's grandest hotels. The fire occurred on a Sunday morning, April 28, 1918. 1919 On the first a

Part 2 Stories by Robert Martinez Back in the 19th century and earlier part of the 20th century there were many small hamlets and villages that dotted the Hernando County map. Here is the 2nd chapter of these ghost towns along with their post offices and a few maps to guide you toward their location. You can have fun with this issue exploring the county, looking for these old spots and the ghosts of our past. Also included in this issue is the legend of the baby ghost at the

Part 1 Stories by Robert Martinez This issue covers our local history of ghost towns. Back in the 19th century and earlier part of the 20th century there were many small hamlets and villages that dotted the Hernando County map. Here is the history of those ghost towns, along with their post offices and a few maps to guide your toward their location. You can have a lot of fun with this issue exploring the county looking for these old spots and imagining what life must have bee

Part 4 of our series entitled Our Greatest Photos - Year by Year. This issue covers 1932 to 1945. For those who lived through it, there is no need to explain. For those who didn't, the period between 1930 and 1945 was the most horrifying, devastating and struggling period in our recent history. Not only did the "Great Depression" ruin our economy and way of life, millions were uprooted from their homes, their businesses and jobs, creating a desperate country like we had never

By: Robert Martinez From our vast archives of thousands of photos, we continue our series entitled Our Greatest Photos - Year by Year. A special series that will feature in chronological order the best photos from our collection for that year. This is Part 5 covering the greatest photos, year by year, from 1946 - 1960 selected by the popularity of our photos from over 23 years of our publication by our readers and from letters and comments. For many, growing up or living thro

This issue "Old School" covers the history of public schools in Hernando County. The first school started in 1851 just west of Brooksville in a small Hamlet called Springhill, which was near Citrus Way and W. Ft. Dade Avenue. Small schools were scattered all over the county by the 1880s. Brooksville's first high school began in 1889. Hope you enjoy this issue and thank you Brooksville for keeping our history alive. Thanks to the following for their contributions John White He

Stories by Robert Martinez We all remember what we were doing when we heard the news of his death. Today, his fame borders on mythical proportions. This issue recalls his early visits to this area and all the excitement. We were all shook up! We wish to thank the following who contributed photos and ideas for this issue Beverly Marsh Hughes Bobby and Betty Snow Roger Landers Dennis Rhodes and Frasier Mountain at the 1885 Depot Don, David and Bill Whitehead Leonard Polansky Wh

DEATHDREAM!!! Brooksville's own horror cult movie filmed on location all over town. Time has proven it to be a major influence on movies like The Blair Witch Project and other slash genre film classics. If you watch the movie, it's also a step back to that time as you visit various Brooksville locations. We would like to thank those who contributed to this issue Lou Charity John White 1885 Train Depot Deathdream was filmed in Brooksville during the last three months of 1972.